why is it that all the democratic politicians think opposition to the war will win them the presidency?

We should not have invaded Iraq to begin with, and those who still believe in our continued presence their should state so publicly and on the record.That way history can record the who sided with the Oil company's and who sided with the truth.

Of 168,000 service members who had served in Iraq and been discharged as of July 22, about 28,000 had sought medical care from the VA, according to the department's most recent statistics. Of those, about 5,400 had mental health issues and nearly one-in-three of those suffered from PTSD, which can include debilitating flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety and uncontrollable anger.

I find myself deeply sadden when I read this report. I guess I knew this already, but the impact of the truth in print cuts through the emotional denial. This is the same sort of war fought in Vietnam. I had many friends with severe PTSD and know that disorder to be a particularly insidious one. Many who will return from Iraq will never be the same person. Repeated trauma gives a person a hair trigger startle response. This can lead directly to rash behavior, verbal and physical abusiveness, and a live time of periodic immobilizing anxiety.

The other thing that makes these symptoms worse is when support that is so badly needed is unavailable. After Vietnam returnees were booed as "baby killers" I think this nation learned a lesson. But its not going to make it any easier that this Country is so divided over the war and that there is good reason to believe their sacrifice was without sufficient reason.

It is a desperate gamble to regain power. The left can not win on the economy so the platform has become "Defeat in Iraq, blame the right" Sort of leaving the field in the third quarter when down, by a concerted effort of beating to defeat and blame drum through the Media to create a public opinion shift by governing by Polls.

Those they have put us at risk after 08, but it seems then till 2012 elections any tragedy on our soil for we embolden , sent aid and comfort with an open door for terrorism will be to blame bush. But we can all take solace in all the new social programs yet to be created and paid for with more taxes.

That's a great question. The war in Iraq may be a mistake, but our troops, without a doubt, need to be somewhere in the Middle East. I certainly haven't forgotten 9/11.

For the record, Bush is an easy target....I certainly wouldn't want to make the decisions he must make with the media and Democrats taking the opposite direction on every single thing he does (even if they were saying the same thing a month earlier....hence, a troop increase).

All politicians from even roman times are full of crap and liars and take bribes and jump on band wagons. Our Representative Democracy is not working we need a direct pure democracy cause these ppl are vampires that take money from lobbiest aka bribes. I hate them. And yes that gives the insurgents insentive to hang in there because if we leave Iraq Iran will anex it 2 seconds.

That's idiotic. It should have occurred to you by now that our "political machine" cranks up when huge blunders have been made and we need a new direction. Not to say that the system is perfect, but if you're engaged in operations that hinge on whether the enemy thinks your heart's in it, then obviously foreign policy consisting of brute force is not the answer.

And are we the parent? Last time I checked, it's pretty much agreed we're getting spanked over there.

They are listening to the anti-War factions again and believe that opposition to the war is what the majority favors. It has happened before and is happening again. The are ignoring the fact that they are abetting the terrorists and indirectly causing additional casualties in Iraq. A united front in this conflict is the better of any other option, but the democrats only see a small chance to have a democrat as president and pursue that instead of our overall struggle against terrorism.

Sadly, the more successful Bush is in keeping terrorists out of our territory, the more complacent Americans will be.

The more complacent Americans are, the less use we have for the War on Terror, because it won't seem like we're getting anything out of it.

The more conservatives (who are smart enough to read the writing on the Jihadi wall) push for continued pursuit of terrorists overseas, the more they will be voted out of office.

God help us when democrats take the oval office and Congress.

The terrorists will come back in full force knowing that America is ruled by suckers, whiners and cowards anxious to tie the hands and feet of police and military.

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Attention! James get a Star on his Profile today! He's shown the ability to see the facts. And base his opinion on those Facts. Good Work. Dead on Point. Give yourself the 10 Points!! LOL

because everybody knows that the war on iraq was not a good decision. so many american lives have been lost due to this lost cause. the politician making this their top priority agenda would help their cause further in getting the nod of the voting public.